January 26, 2014

We have all been there. Cramming all the formulas for a test into your brain isn’t working, and of course this isn’t a real world scenario since in the real world you can use whatever reference materials you need to aid you in completing a task. In my opinion the real result is knowing how to solve problems with formulas, not necessarily the strict memorization of them. That being said please don’t complain when you are kicked out of school for cheating with your bottle of coke…

I am not saying try this I just thought it was an interesting in the open trick. I think most schools are looking for practical understanding these days though since many courses are open book, there is no way to learn a semesters worth of material while doing an exam but referencing a formula of confirming a thought (just like you would do in practice at a real job) is helpful.

But this is cheating and if all of your colleagues are not cheating and some are it definitely gives some an unfair advantage.